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Hamstead Colliery and the Hamstead Miners Memorial
Trust

In 1876 the Hamstead Colliery Company, formed in
April 1875 to buy land at Hamstead from G.C.
Calthorpe of Perry Hall, began to sink mine shafts. A
thick coal seam was reached by April 1880 at a depth
of almost 2000 feet.
The mine closed on March 26th 1965 and the area
redeveloped for housing.

This site supports the Hamstead Miners Memorial Trust who
have created a display of Hamstead Colliery memorabilia in the Tanhouse
centre, and are raising funds for to maintain the memory of the
Hamstead Miners.

On 4th March 1908 a terrible disaster occurred when fire broke out
in Hamstead Colliery causing the deaths of twenty-five miners and John
Welsby, a member of the rescue team.

The Grand unveiling of the monument in memory of the
miners who worked and died in Hamstead Colliery took place on Friday
13th June 2008 by
Dr. Carl Chinn.
Pictures and a video of the ceremony are on the memorial page

Each March since 2009 wreaths have been laid to commemorate the
anniversary of the Hamstead Disaster of 1908.

To mark 100 years since the 1908 disaster a number of events were
held in 2008. Information and press cuttings are available on
the Centenary page.